E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence (ELITE)
Welcome to the ELITE website! ELITE team is committed to providing excellence and
leadership to the diverse MC community in the areas of instructional professional
development, learning technology support and college-wide academic initiatives. We
hold ourselves accountable to seek and provide practical, innovative solutions to
enhance the learning experience of faculty, staff and students.
You can now access workshop material through The Hubnew window, which serves as an online repository of teaching tips and strategies created by Montgomery College faculty and to provide a virtual space for faculty to discuss innovative teaching ideas. Check out the Five-Minute Faculty Development Videosnew window and Teaching Tips of the Monthnew window on The Hub!
The Hub: A Virtual Space for Teaching Resources Developed by MC Faculty
Distance Learning at a Glance
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"By being able to learn in an online environment, it allows [students] to choose when they want to learn and where they want to learn, and that flexibility helps create opportunity for students."
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Employee engagement contributes to innovation and organizational effectiveness, which
furthers the mission of student success. View the Employee Professional Development Master Plan 2018 – 2020 (PDF, 
) for information.
Recommendations for the Professional Development Master Plan fall under a list of
broad overarching goals. Implementation updates have been provided for each goal’s
associated recommendations. View the Employee Professional Development Master Plan 2018 – 2020 Recommendations and Updates
document (PDF, ) .
MarylandOnline member institutions will have priority for these events. There is no cost for MOL members but participants will need to register to get the information.
WEBINARS
Mental Health in the Online Classroom, Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Facilitators: Emily Rosado (Professor of English, Montgomery College and Stephanie
Will, Mental Health Services Program Manager, Montgomery College)
This session will discuss how to recognize students who may be struggling with their mental health, how to respond appropriately, and how to refer them for additional support. Visit Mental Health in the Online Classroom SP20new window to register for event.
Accessibility Resources, Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Facilitator: Deb Dorsey (Assistant Professor of Health, Harford Community College)
This webinar will review free easy-to-access resources you can use in your online courses to help make them accessible. Register by going to Accessibility Resources SP20new window.
Flex Courses, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Facilitators: John Bone (Program Director / Associate Professor of Multimedia Technology,
Allegany College of Maryland)
This webinar will review the challenges and successes of setting up and offering Flex courses. “Flex” refers to a single course that is concurrently offered in three formats: face-to-face, hybrid, and online. Register by going to Flex Courses SP20new window.
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Commons, Maryland’s Collaborative, Online
Open Educational Resources Platform, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Facilitators: MJ Bishop (Associate Vice Chancellor and Director, William E. Kirwan
Center for Academic Innovation University System of Maryland), Colleen McKnight (Director
of Library Services, Frederick Community College, M.O.S.T. Commons Library Fellow),
and Melissa Goldberg (Consultant, edBridge Partners)
During this webinar presenters will provide an overview of the M.O.S.T. Commons, demonstrate how the site works, provide participants with a preview of the searchable resources and collections and ways faculty and staff can upload and/or create resources, show examples of ways Maryland educators are collaborating on their OER initiatives using the M.O.S.T. Commons functionality, and answer participants’ questions. Register by going to Using the Referatory SP20.new window
Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons, Thursday, April 16, 2020, Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Facilitator: Buddy Muse, Program Manager, E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence
(ELITE)
In this workshop the complex concept of copyright is defined and described. Creative Commons, a licensing agent that works with copyright, yet is different from it, is also explained. Register by going to OER Copyright SP2.new window
MOLLI – Leading from Where You Are: Perspectives in Faculty Leadership, April 30, 2020, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Register by going to MOLLI Faculty Leadership SP20new window.
FACE -TO-FACE EVENTS
MOLLI - Diversity in Leadership Event, Friday, April 3, 2020, Harford Community College, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
More information and registration link to come.
Accessibility Fix It Workshop - Co-sponsored with Maryland Distance Learning Association
(MDLA), Monday, May 18, 2020, Chesapeake College, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Deb Dorsey (Assistant Professor of Health, Harford Community College)
More information and registration link to come.
Accessibility Fix It Workshop - Co-sponsored with Maryland Distance Learning Association
(MDLA), Monday, June 1, 2020, Garret College, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Deb Dorsey (Assistant Professor of Health, Harford Community College)
More information and registration link to come.
) . There are articles on new professional development pathways, fellowship information
and staff and faculty spotlights.
Each semester, full-time faculty in their first, second, and third year at Montgomery College sign up for one workshop series in the Academy.
During the Spring 2020 semester, ELITE offers five different workshop series for faculty.
Spring 2020 schedule. (PDF, )